title: Minimally invasive transapical aortic valve implantation and simultaneous major pulmonary resection.
abstract: We report a 71-year-old male who underwent successful minimally invasive transapical aortic valve implantation to treat severe aortic stenosis, with simultaneous pulmonary resection for the treatment of lung cancer. At five-year follow-up the patient remains free of symptoms (NYHA I) and recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Thessaloniki Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Timotheos G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kelpis
authors.forename: Vassilios A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Economopoulos
authors.forename: Nikolaos E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Nikoloudakis
authors.forename: Antonis A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pitsis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004452:Echocardiography; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome